Buckle.



J. B. HAWKIN S.

BUCKLE.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 13, 1909.

Patented Nov. 22, 1910.

JOSEPH BODY HAWKINS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 13, 1909.

PatentedNov. 22, 1910. Serial No. 527,893.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, J osnrrr BODY HAW- KINS, a subject of the King ofEngland, residing at 72 Palace road, Streatham Hill, in the county ofLondon, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inand Relating to Buckles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a buckle applicable for use with ladieswaistbands and for other purposes, and refers to that class of suchbuckles as are made double so that it is not necessary to attach thebelt, strap or the like permanently to the buckle by sewing orotherwise.

The buckle is of the type provided with two cross bars having pins ortongues attached to or formed with such cross bar, and my presentinvention relates to a form of such buckle which enables the ends of thebelt or the like to be easily attached, and wherein such ends overlap,in such a way that they lie extremely flat so that the belt looks verysmart in wear. I

The invention consists broadly in a rectangular or other suitably shapedframe, provided with two cross bars, such cross bars eing furnished ormade the one with one or more long pins or tongues and the other withone or more shorter pins or tongues. The belt for use with this buckleis provided with corresponding perforations at each end and it may beattached to the buckle or entirely removed therefrom with the greatestcase.

In order that my said invention may be better understood, I will proceedto describe the same with reference to the drawing accompanying thisspecification, in which Figure 1 shows front view of the buckle with thebelt detached; Fig. 2 shows the buckle with one end of the beltattached; Fig. 3 shows the buckle with the belt attached thereto at bothends as it would appear in wear. Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show modified forms ofbuckles.

The same letters of reference are employed to denote the same parts inall the views.

a is a framework provided with two cross bars 6 and o. The cross bar 6has pivoted thereon an arm shown as comprising a long pin or tongue at.The cross bar 0 has pivotally mounted thereon a shorter arm comprising apin or tongue e. It will be understood that both the tongues (Z and 6may be formed with the cross bars 6 and c, in which case these crossbars are pi'votally mounted on the frame a.

The belt for use with the forms of the buckle shown in Figs. 1 to 3 isprovided with two rows of holes or perforations, one at each end.

In attaching the belt one end is threaded or placed between the crossbars I) and c. The short pin 6 is passed through one of the holes andthen the end of the belt is passed between the cross bar 0 and theframe. When the belt is pulled taut toward the left hand side of Fig. 2,it will come into the position shown in that figure. The belt is nowready to place around the waist. When in posit-ion on the waist theother end of the belt is passed between the end already in position andthe back of the frame a. It is then pulled through and the pin 0?engaged with a suitable hole and then the end passed over the bar 6 andbetween such bar and the frame until it comes into the position shown atFig. 3. It will be observed that in this position the pin 6 is entirelycovered and the frame a and the extremity of the pin d are alonevisible, the buckle and belt thus presenting an extremely smartappearance.

Referring to the form of the buckle shown at Fig. 4, it will be noticedthat the pins d and e are made in one piece with the cross bars I) and cand that such cross bars I) and c are pivoted within the frame a;moreover the pins 0 and (Z are set slightly at an angle with respect tothe cross bars I) and c, by which arrangement the points occupy acentral position with respect to the belt, enabling the belt to beprovided with one row of holes at the center at either end. The

arrangement, moreover, prevents the pins interfering with one another.

It will be understood that I may provide more than one pin, prong ortongue in connection with either or both of the cross bars I) and c tosuit taste or requirements. Fig. 5 shows a buckle provided with twolonger tongues 03 made with a pivoted cross bar 6 and with one shortertongue 6 made with the pivoted cross bar 0. It will also be observed inthis figure that the ends of the pins 03 and e are notched toward thepoint so as to accommodate the holes in the belt. Again it is to beobserved that it is not necessary to perforate the belt, band or strapfor use in connection with the cross bar Z2 and tWo shorter sharp pinsin connection with the cross bar 0.

The form and minor details of construction may be varied to suitparticular cases without departing from the principle of my invention.

Buckles made according to this invention are especially useful where itis desirable to detach the buckle from a strap or the like with which itis to be used. They are also very'applicable for use with harness.

What .I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates of America, 1s:

A buckle comprising an open frame having end cross bars a pair ofsubstantially central cross bars, and oppositely disposed arms carriedby said cross bars and each extending across the space between saidbars, one of said arms resting on one of said end cross bars and saidarms being pivotally mounted relatively to said frame, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.-

JOSEPH BODY HAWKINS.

Vitnesses A. BROWNE, H. E. PARK.

